Senior Mechanical Engineer, Space Cargo Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitics in the United States is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to own the top-level mechanical design, CAD configuration, and integration of a clean-sheet cargo vehicle. You will drive packaging, interfaces, and trades to deliver a coherent, manufacturable vehicle from concept through flight operations.

The role demands 14+ years of experience, expert CAD skills across NX/SolidWorks/CATIA/Creo, and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex space system.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in mechanical/aerospace engineering.
• Ownership of complex mechanical systems or vehicle-level integration.
• Expert-level 3D CAD in NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo.
• Experience delivering top-level vehicle or spacecraft assemblies.
• Strong packaging, tolerance management, and configuration control.
• Ability to balance structural, thermal, electrical, and manufacturing constraints.
• Proficient GD&T and ASME Y14.5 practices.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional discussions and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the top-level integrated CAD model and mechanical configuration of a clean-sheet cargo vehicle.
• Develop vehicle-level layouts and packaging concepts that satisfy mission, structural, cargo, subsystem, manufacturing, integration, and operational requirements.
• Establish and maintain the vehicle CAD architecture, including assembly structure, coordinate systems, interface geometry, envelopes, keep-out zones, and other configuration-critical features.
• Lead vehicle-level mechanical integration across primary and secondary structures, cargo, avionics, thermal systems, propulsion, mechanisms, harnessing, fluid systems, and other vehicle subsystems.
• Work with subsystem responsible engineers to define and manage mechanical interfaces and ensure their designs integrate into the overall vehicle configuration.
• Lead packaging and configuration trades involving vehicle geometry, cargo volume, mass properties, accessibility, serviceability, assembly sequence, subsystem routing, and structural load paths.
• Identify integration conflicts early and drive cross-functional teams to resolution.
• Own vehicle-level clearance and interference management and ensure the integrated configuration remains internally consistent as designs mature.
• Drive configuration maturity from conceptual layouts through preliminary and critical design, released hardware, vehicle assembly, and integration.
• Support vehicle mass properties development by maintaining accurate configuration, component location, and orientation within the integrated model.
• Ensure the vehicle configuration accounts for manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, transportation, ground handling, and operational constraints.
• Develop and maintain interface definition products and other documentation necessary to communicate and control the vehicle's mechanical configuration.
• Support design reviews by clearly communicating vehicle configuration, major trades, integration risks, open interfaces, and design maturity to engineering teams and leadership.
• Create detailed mechanical designs and drawings where needed, applying sound engineering fundamentals, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
• Work directly with manufacturing, integration, and test teams to resolve vehicle-level issues as hardware moves from CAD into reality.
• Serve as the technical authority for the integrated mechanical configuration of the vehicle, from initial concept through mission operations.

Skills

14+ years experience

3D CAD proficiency

Top-level CAD/assembly

System-level integration

GD&T & ASME Y14.5

Interface Control

Cross-functional comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Creo

Job description

Gravitics in the United States is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to own the top-level mechanical design, CAD configuration, and integration of a clean-sheet cargo vehicle. You will drive packaging, interfaces, and trades to deliver a coherent, manufacturable vehicle from concept through flight operations.

The role demands 14+ years of experience, expert CAD skills across NX/SolidWorks/CATIA/Creo, and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex space system.